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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
POST OFFICE AFFAIRS.
The Removal Question Discussed.

The Removal Question Discussed.
Speaking of the proposed removal o
the st. JOhnsbury post Office the Mont
pelier Argus says:
The st. JOhnsbury Republican seems
to be quite ''fresh" as to the location
of the post office there, assuming that
process of erection by B. G. Howe
There are many, and probably a good
majority of all the people there, who
think that this is the one site in the
village of st. JOhnsbury where the
post office should be, but we do not
believe that either the Republican oil
any person has been authorized to say
that it will be located there. We dc
not believe that Mr.. Howe has ever SC
stated, or that anybody has said so on
his authority. The government never
makes a contract for building that is
not in existence. There is no doubt
that the office should be on that site,
and the probability is that it will, but
to speak of it as an assured event that
is to be in the future, is going much
further than the situation warrants.
The CaledOnian appears to be alarmed
over the situation, but it need not lose
quite likely that the department will
do about as it thinks best, regardless
of any attempts to have something not
done that should be done. Benning-
ton is proof that this last statement
is true.
Aside from the humorous features OF
the above item as seen in the assur-
ance with which Mr.. Atkins speaks fol
"the department" and the fatherly in
terest he takes in st. Johnsbury affairs,
the statement that "the government
never makes a contract for buildings
not in existence" is worthy of special
consideration on the part of the timid
jewellers on the Plain, who get up every
morning in doubt as to whether they
must go to the old post Office for their
mail or to the corner of Pearl street
and Eastern avenue. Very likely "the
department" may follow the dictation
of minority of the citizens in this
matter, but it is yet barely possible
that with the form of government that
exists in this country the majority
may be permitted a voice, even though
Mr.. Howe has received assurances OF
support from the inspectors who were
here last spring; and that by far the
larger portion of the mail matter re-
ceived here is for people living and
doing business west of the proposed
site, is fact that the inspectors them
selves admitted. Meanwhile, however,
the CaledOnian assures Mr.. Atkins that
it will not lose wink of sleep over the
matter.
Concerning free delivery it may or
may not be a possibility. The income
of this Office the last quarter was
$23l6.74, an encouraging increase in
business. The possibility of CONSOLE
dating with the Summerville Office
with its annual business of about $3.50,
and the other schemes to secure free
delivery are purely matters of conjec-
ture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
PEACHAM.

Nellie, Julia and George Harvey are
at home.
Susie COwles goes to Burlington fol
fortnight's visit.
Hattie Guy is home from Michigan
accompanied by four pupils in music
Miss Jane Chamberlin and Jennie
Watts are stopping in town.
The severe thunder storm of Satur-
day did considerable damage in the
way of roofing up trees, beating down
grass and washing the roads. The
telephone wire was broken in several
places OH the road to Barnet by falling
trees.
The Fourth passed very pleasantly
and quietly. The ladies provided a
dinner at the town hall the boys pro-
vided the noise by ringing the church
bell E; Rev. II. M. Andrews delivered
an address in the church at p. m.,
and the children sang finely. Barnet
supplied the martial music. From the
dinner, the ladies netted SIS or $50,
which will be devoted to temperance
work in Sunday schools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
McINDoEs FALhs.
A Big Hay Crop.


Our hay makers have been exceed
ingly busy despite the very hot weather
of the last few DAYS. An astonishing
ly large crop is being secured. w. c..
Gleason has a second crop growing on
some six acres that is now eight in
ches high. The manure spreader for
putting on an occasional tOpdressing
helps matters amazingly. We had Oc-
caslon to call at the house of one of
the best farmers in the edge of Rye
gate few days since and found him
and his sons busily engaged in putting
III some 10 or IL tons of fiue hay. We
remarked that he seemed to be haying
much earlier than usual this year.
"Well," he says, 81 learned a good les
son last year that has taken me 30
years to learn, and that is that very
early cut hay fed alone to mich cows
or fattening steers is better than me-
dunn or late cut hay fed with four
quarts of meal. 1t will make more
milk, more butter or more fat"
w. C. Gleason sold his entire lot OF
lambs at SIS. per head to Sherb Moore.
DR.. Clark is at Lisbon Thursday in
attendance on the meeting of the White
Mountain medical society.
Mrs. Harvey Kicker of Minneapolis
is visiting her old home and friends
and expects to remain about one month.
Prof. Flint, wife and family OF
Unionville, Conn.,, are spending the
summer at Mrs. Flint's fathers, Dea-
con MOnteith.
B. S. SimOnds, Jr. is home from Dart
mouth and Charles Smith from Bur-
| Iinntnn Eranlx 10 haoIr from
South Newbury where he has been
tending station for a year past.
The morning of July 4th was made
unusually hideous by the ringing OF
bells, firing of muskets, yells etc., and
more especially profanity. There was
an elegant display of fireworks in front
of A. B. Perry's, several parties con-
tributing to the show.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
GREENSBORO.

The Fourth was never so generally
celebrated in this town as was the case
this year. The streets were filled at
an early hour and the horribles made a
great display. The judges could not
decide whether to give the prize to
Forrest Dunn, S. P. Pinney or Bert
Allen.
Old cider developed the fistic prop
critics of some of the mountaineers who
came in here Monday. They were
promptly arrested, taken to the Cot
tage hotel, tried and fined. On dis
closing the name of the man who fur
nished the liquor he was arrested.
The names of all parties to the case
would have been published had our
correspondent sent them in.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
A Mothers Protest.

Let us demand in the name of every
old and feeble and nervous person, of
every sick person and in the name of
hundreds of little babies, gasping in
the heat, clinging to wOrn-Out mothers
and nurses and shuddering at every
explosion of the abOminable cannon
crackers, and the devilish hooting of
tin horns, that this nuisance be abated.
The very name of Fourth of July is
rendered by this license an offense and
a horror-a result not resembling pat
riOtism much.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
RYEGATE.

Quite a good many went to the Sum-
nit in Groton the 4th and report a
good time.
The hay crop is very heavy. w. w.
Wright cut 80 large loads of hay from
acre.
E. S. Abbott goes to Atlanta next
week to reside permanently and to be
engaged in the manufacture of furni-
ture. He is most efficient carpenter
and will be very much missed here.
w. H. Symes dedicated his new barn
July 4th with an old fashioned ball.
Something near one hundred couple
attended from this and the surround
ing towns. People were aroused from
a sound sleep by strangers enquiring
the way to Symes' new barn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
Prohibition in Rutland q.

The following notice was published
by the Rutland Herald on the morning
of the Fourth of July, by order of
James j. Fay village president, and
signed by r. r. Mead, chief of police:
All dealers are requested to close
that part of their establishments where
Intoxicating liquor is sold and refrain
from selling or furnishing Intoxicating
liquor on the day and evening of July
4th. 1t is expected that this request
will be strictly complied with.
Rutland is a village in Vermont. A
prOhibitOry law is on the salute books
of this state. Here are the officers of
the law of one of the largest towns ia
the state reguesting dealers not to sell
on a particular day. The Rutland
Herald thinks the necessity of pub
fishing such a notice sis painful
commentary on the laxity with which
the law of Vermont is enforced in our
midst,n but thinks the "nOn- enforce
ment of this particular law is to be at
tributed not so much to any of the le-
galIy constituted authorities as to the
carelessness of public sentiment on the
part of the people who constituted
them" We imagine that if President
Fay's reelection to the village presi
dency or Officer Mead's reappOintment
to the position of chief of police of
Rutland depended on the closing up of
Al IL, Hx.A
a way to accomplish it. AS we have
repeatedly said the Vermont prohibi-
tory law as at present enacted in the
large centres of the state and in less
degree, perhaps, in every town, is a
miserable farce.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
CABOT.

The strawberry and ice-cream festi-
val given by the Good Templars
Thursday evening was well attended.
Arthur Lance is spending his vaca-
ton at his fathers in this village. He
has situation in grocery store in
StOneham, Mass.
Most of our townspeople celebrated
the Fourth i'm some way, several going
to st. Johnsbury while others enjoyed
day at Sabin's pond. Very many at
tended the picnic at the summit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

Peter w. Brown and Myra f. Wood
of East st. JOhnsbury were married
last Saturday, and returned to Harvey
c. Woods, the brides father. Some
Is couples assembled there in the even
ing to welcome Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
After being handsomely entertained
the guests presented the happy pair
with many testimonials of their good
Viahas
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
SHEFFIELD.

A good number from this town at
tended the temperance exercises al
Lyndonville on the 4th.
Rev. j. r. Franklin of this town
preached at the South WheelOck meet
ing house last Sabbath afternoon.
The ladies of the Free Baptist So
ciable are to have a lawn party next
Friday afternoon at the residence oil
Mr.. Joseph Ingalls,. All are cordial y
invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
WALDEN.

The hay crop will be good; grains
are looking well potatoes fairly well.
F. Carrick and wife of st. Johnsbury
were In town last week.-Mrs.. Sarah
Greene from the west has been visiting
in town for some time Miss Julia
Dow was visiting in Stannard last
week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
FARM FOR SALE.

road leading from West DanyilIe to Novesviile'
100 acres of good land Plenty of hard
and soft wood timber. Will cut from 80 to 40 tons
of hay, mostly machine work. A sugar orchard
and apple orchard. spring of never failing wa
ter to house and barn buildings in good condition
II miles from post Office, depot mill, black
smith shop, grist mill and stores If sold before
the first of August will be sold cheap.
G. II. HOUGHTON,
81 West Danville, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
PASSUMPSIC.

The village school closes this week.
The Sunday-schOol gave good con-
cert last Sabbath evening.
The shower last Saturday afternoon
was the hardest of the season, the
wind blowing down several shade trees
in this village.
The friends of Frank Adams and
wife gave them a surprise party last
Friday evening, over two hundred be-
ing present. All hands had a good
time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
INFANTS
Channels Sandals.

Are recommended for the
following reasons
LIST. Durable will be out
grown before outworn.
I'd. Elegant, being manu-
featured from the best English
Chamois, daintily trimmed and
embroidered with the finest
silk.
Sd. Clearly, as by the use
of borax and water they can be
washed as easily as a piece of
cotton cloth.
4th. Easy, as there are no
hard soles or coarse stitches
to hurt the foot.
9Th. Cheap, costing no
more than the instruments of
torture usually sold for infants
wear.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
EAST HARDWICK

Mrs. P. NJ. Green of Aurora, Neb. is
visiting at M. G. Nelson's, and calling
on other friends about town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
NORTH DANVII,IE

Dr.. E. w. Royce was in town last
week and purchased fine pair of gray
horses of j. N. Craig. Price not known
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07

the Fourth and its financial results
were not as satisfactory in all respects
as it has been in years past.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
A Man of Conspicuous Ability.
Springfield Republican.

The announcement of l.. P. POland's
death will carry wide regret over the
land, for Judge Poland was one of the
best known men of his state. He was
a man of conspicuous ability, whose
career will be long remembered as
contributing to the credit of Vermont.
He was always influential in the affairs
of his county. The state felt pecul-
lar interest and pride in the ability,
prominence and unique personality of
"Uncle Luke" and his death in his
I'D year will be mOurned throughout
her borders.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07

Y. NJ. G. A. Notes.
The reports at the monthly meeting
showed all the departments of the as
ISOLATION in good working order.
At the monthly meeting Saturday
evening it was voted to invite the
state convention to hold its annual
meeting next fall in st. Johnsbury.
DR.. H. l.. Newell's address to the
young men on "Plain talk on a pri-
vate subject" postponed last week to
give place to Lit. Gov. Fuller's address,
will be given next Sunday afternoon.
The first of the Sunday morning
prayer meetings to be held away from
the rooms was held at the Free Bap-
fist church Sunday morning. The new
departure starts off successfully. The
meeting next Sunday morning is at the
Presbyterian church.
Secretary Page got the water tank
into place the last of the week and it
is doing excellent service. On the
Fourth the thirsty multitudes gathered
about it and it was emptied four times.
1t is voted bit of practical christian
ity that commends itself to verybody.
Lit. Gov. L. X. Fuller addressed
the young men at the afternoon meet
ing in Association hall Sunday. There
was good attendance considering the
intense heat of the day. After express
ing his pleasure at being present and
saying some very pleasant things about
st. Johnsbury, he spoke on the text,
"Quit We like men, be strong" urging
the necessity of leading true, manly
Christian lives if we would get the
most out of life and do the best work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
Boston Journal.

Judge Poland was good example
of that class of public men who are not
unwilling to serve the people wher-
ever they are needed. He had been
judge of the supreme court of Vermont,
a member of congress from that state,
and United States senator, yet when
the people of his town last year want
ed him to represent them in the legis-
lature, he undertook the service readi-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
Gfte GaIedomian.

The 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Press association to Nantucket,
comes next week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
A Staunch Republican.
st. Adams MESSENGER.

Judge Poland was an earnest, trust
ed and consistent republican from the
organization of the party. He was
never known to falter even in the
darkest hour, and his letter to the re-
publican state convention in 1884,
when the popular mind had been pOis-
oned against the presidential nominee,
will be remembered to his honor. He
was a man of massive brain and great
originality of thought. Vermont has
been honOred with few, if any, greater
names. Everybody knew Judge Po-
land, and now that his light has gone
out he will be missed and mourned by
all.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
Boston Herald.

Judge Poland was an able man, and
as such he will be missed. If he had
not been in state which had two men
of such prominence and experience as
Senator'S Edmunds and Morrill, in pub
lie life, Judge Poland would have
stayed longer in the senate, and have
had prominent place there. His best
service was in the house, where he
took more statesmanlike position on
southern affairs, as we'll as in the Cred
it Mobiler trouble, than did most of
his associates of either party. He was
one of those (all too few in public life)
who are capable of statesmanlike work,
and it would have been better had
more untrammelled opportunities been
furnished him to such an end.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
A Marked Character.
Rutland Herald

The sudden death of this distinguish
ed man casts a shadow over the entire
state. He was one of the most marked
characters that Vermont ever produc-
ed, and his long and honorable career
in public life reflected honor upon the
state. He was not free from faults,
and of course he had his share of the
worlds conflicts; but in every capaci-
ty, whether as citizen, lawyer, judge,
legislator, congressman or senator, he
earned and preserved an honorable
reputation and displayed conspicuous
ability. He will be sadly missed from
public life and will be remembered and
talked about longer than most of his
contemporaries and predecessors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
A Man of Many Parts.


In the sudden death of Judge Luke
P. Poland, our state loses one of its
most distinguished sons, the bar a
leading lawyer and jurist and the ma
ton an eminent and widely respected
citizen. His career was one of large
and varied trusts, fulfilled with great
ability, industry and fidelity. AS law
yer, jurist, state and national legisla-
tor, financier, and friend of education
Judge Poland was truly and justly
eminent. He was an earnest republi-
can from the formation of the republi-
can party, but he was not a machine
politician. He was a good conversa-
tionalist, with a quick sense of humor.
A man of striking personal appearance
and marked dignity, he yet unbended
with ease, and was genial in social in
tercOurse.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
Summerville Schools.

OuhAAACNthAc SCAOOlSs
The schools in Summerville closed
Friday The registers show a clean
record and prompt attendance of the
scholars, with an increase of 264 days
of attendance over one year ago. The
schools have ali been harmonious and
profitable. The teachers, Misses Mar
den, Ladd and Ranney, leave next
week to attend the National teachers
institute at Chicago, and Miss Fay will
spend portion of her vacation in
Massachusetts, looking over the school
work in Boston and vicinity. The
school teachers in Summerville do not
propose to take back seat in school
teaching.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
Carriaues and Harnesses for Sale

have on hand large assortment of and
second hand CARRIAGES AND HARNESSES
for sale at my stable on Main street next to the
South church. L can give you good trade
HERBERT MOORE.
ST. JOhnsbury. May 10th 1881 GOT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
A Broad-gauged Republican.
Boston Globe

Vermont loses worthy son in Luke
P. Poland. He was the broadcast
gagged republican statesman ever sent
from that state. In point of ability he
was Mr.. Edmunds' peer, and he was
not half so narrow and sour partisan.
He was too honest to wink at the cor
ruption of his party, and hence too
honest to be kept in public life by it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
A Distinguished Citizen.

In his death Vermont loses one of her
most distinguished citizens. He was
an ornament to the bar and in the halls
of legislation, a man of varied gifts and
large capacities, loyal to country and
party, and his work as a lawyer and
statesman had given him a national
reputation,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07
Bundy's Shoe Store,

45 Main st. st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-07

he was my benefactOr." 1t was to him
religion, not to give sentiment to
masses of men, but to give hand to
Individual mana hand whose grasp
had such a meaning that it was never
forgotten. He did not advertise his
sympathies, but those who felt them
think of them to-day as sacred things
in their memory. He lived complete
life, preserving the treasures gained by
the struggle of his youth, the intellec-
tual seriousness of his manhood in the
ripeness and beauty of his age. With
capacities in him to meet every time
of life at its own level-with a child
like sympathy for children-with a
firm and resOlute grasp of the work of
men-wlth old age serene in it's mem
Ories-fearing no evil he stepped forth
in the fullness of life into a knowledge
of the great secret and the care of God.
To you who knew him best, and
loved him with love too sacred for
words, will come the knowledge that
in him God has given you blessing.
How rich your life must be in pure and
holy memories. He has given to YOU
children a living simplicity; a calm
reverence for what is high and pure,
gotten. You who came SO near the
secret and society of his soul, think
not of what you have lost but of what
you can never lose. He lives in you
and what is best in your future will be
the bloom and fruit from seed he plant
ed, within your heart. You must be
brave and useful and filed with SOL
emn joy with such life as his beating
within your soul. "The Lord bless
thee and keep thee the Lord make
His face to shine upon thee and be
gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up
His cOuntenance upon thee and give
thee peace"
After the singing of "Come unto me
all ye that labor" prayer and benedic-
ton, all that was mortal of our late
distinguished and foremost citizen was
borne to the cemetery and inferred in
the family lot.